Analysis: Trump’s Refusal To Concede Presidential Race

The 2020 Presidential election has been called for now for President-elect Joe Biden, and the ongoing vote counting continues to show an expanding Biden lead in key battleground states. But despite the election results, the Trump campaign and his allies have refused to concede. The campaign insists that they still have a path to victory through the courts, claiming the election is illegitimate and rife with fraud.

The 21st speaks to two professors of political science about this issue. 

Guests:

John Mark Hansen, professor of political science at the University of Chicago.

Kevin R. Anderson, professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University

Prepared for web by Zainab Qureshi

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